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+#include "main.h"
+#include <cppunit/CompilerOutputter.h>
+#include <cppunit/extensions/TestFactoryRegistry.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResult.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResultCollector.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestRunner.h>
+#include <cppunit/BriefTestProgressListener.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	// informs test-listener about testresults
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestResult testresult;
+
+	// register listener for collecting the test-results
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestResultCollector collectedresults;
+	testresult.addListener (&collectedresults);
+
+	// register listener for per-test progress output
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: BriefTestProgressListener progress;
+	testresult.addListener (&progress);
+
+	// insert test-suite at test-runner by registry
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestRunner testrunner;
+	testrunner.addTest (CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFactoryRegistry :: getRegistry ().makeTest ());
+	testrunner.run (testresult);
+
+	// output results in compiler-format
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: CompilerOutputter compileroutputter (&collectedresults, std::cerr);
+	compileroutputter.write ();
+
+	// return 0 if tests were successful
+	return collectedresults.wasSuccessful () ? 0 : 1;
+}